• As theatre and later ballet took shape under the sponsorship of royal families, Russian theatre culture began to leave its mark on the international scene.
  • Amazing beautiful theatre. I visited Perm in December 2018. I was very lucky to be shown around by the family & friends of a Russian friend.
  • The turn of the 20th Century was a momentous point in the development of theatre not just for Russian theatre, but the whole world!
  • But for decades now, the outstanding Russian playwright Nikolai Kolyada has proved that a private theater in Russia can be more than just an artist's wild fantasy.
  • State Puppet Theatre of Fairy Tales. The Storming of the Winter Palace. U. Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation.
  • Read our travel tips about the famous Russian theaters. Can you believe that in St. Petersburg alone there are over 185 theaters?
  • Russian drama theatre, while it gets less attention from foreign visitors than the other performing arts, is enriched in just as much tradition.
  • Russian Theatre History. The concept of theatre in Russia wasn’t known until fairly recently, and the closest thing to a theatre at that time is the performance...
  • The XIX century gave the Russian theatre many brilliant performances based on plays by A.S. Pushkin, N.V. Gogol, M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, A.N. Ostrovsky.
  • Arrival in Moscow; the group will be met by an English Russian theatre guide and private coach and transferred to hotel for check in.